Modifying shared leave provisions to authorize shared leave for victims of a hate crime and those whose absence is due to immigration enforcement actions against the employee or the employee's relative.

 H-3008.1

SUBSTITUTE HOUSE BILL 2411

State of Washington

69th Legislature

2026 Regular Session

By House State Government & Tribal Relations (originally sponsored by Representatives Salahuddin, Berry, Street, Parshley, Ryu, Callan, Zahn, Scott, Obras, Simmons, Ramel, Thomas, Bergquist, Davis, Ormsby, Pollet, Santos, Macri, Goodman, Reed, Hill, and Donaghy)

READ FIRST TIME 01/20/26.

AN ACT Relating to modifying shared leave provisions to authorize shared leave for victims of a hate crime and those whose absence is due to immigration enforcement actions against the employee or the employee's relative; and amending RCW 41.04.665 , 41.04.655 , and 41.04.660 .

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:

Sec. 1. RCW 41.04.665 and 2020 c 6 s 2 are each amended to read as follows:

(1) An agency head may permit an employee to receive leave under this section if: